Thursday, November 07, 2002
Sendo drops Microsoft; Switches to Nokia
And they say customers don't care about access to the source code:
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - British mobile phone maker Sendo said on Thursday it had abandoned its latest product using software from Microsoft and would build a new phone with rival software from Nokia.
Though Sendo is one of the launching partners in Microsoft's Smartphone program, Chief Executive Hugh Brogan told Reuters the company had given up on its Z100 Smartphone, which had been due for launch within weeks.
"There will not be products based on Microsoft. There is not going to be a Z100," Brogan said.
He said one reason for the switch was that Sendo could get access to the source code for Nokia software and therefore customize products. It could not do that with Microsoft.
